Description
Named by Byron in 1810-07-31. Wikipedia: also known as the Eastern Mediterranean, is a geographic and cultural region
consisting of the eastern Mediterranean littoral between Anatolia and Egypt. The Levant today consists of Cyprus,
Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Israel, and part of southern Turkey (the former Aleppo Vilayet).
Source
Byron to Francis Hodgson, from Patras, Morea, Octr 3d, 1810*
Byron, George Gordon, Lord. Byron’s Letters and Journals. Ed. Leslie A. Marchand. 13 vols. London: John Murray 1973–94.
(Source: text from BLJ II-18-21)